With upcoming events such as our holiday mixer and trivia night, TUGSA will offer the opportunity for students in the Tri-U to connect in a non-academic setting and foster a sense of community.
Earlier this fall, elections were held by the Tri-University graduate student body for their co-president representatives for the 2024-25 academic year. Guelph is represented by MA student, Ethan Coudenys. Rosemarie Forsberg an MA student at Laurier is their representative. Vera Zoricic, a third year PhD student at Waterloo continues a second year as representative from Waterloo.
The mandate of the Tri-University Graduate Student Association (TUGSA) is "to support the social, academic, and professional concerns of its membership, and to develop a joint student community between the three campuses of the Tri-University Graduate Program in History," states the 2021 constitution. The membership of TUGSA consists of all part-time and full-time students registered in the MA or PhD History programs of the Tri-University campuses and is automatic upon enrolment in the program.
Plans are in the works for a holiday mixer at Waterloo where all students and faculty and staff in the program are invited. A trivia night is also in the works.
There are also plans to continue the Virtual Graduate Student Research Panels where students are given an opportunity to present their research. These panels began in 2022-23.
"As TUGSA co-president for the University of Waterloo, I hope to encourage students to join a broader community that engages in collaboration and thoughtful discussion. Taking part in the Graduate Student Research Panel is one way to do this. Students also gain valuable experience presenting their work to their peers," says Vera.
Ethan Coudenys is an Indigenous scholar focusing their studies on the relationship between Haudenosaunee veterans and Indigenous political activism. They are in their first year of a thesis based Masters program. In their free time, Ethan is a hockey coach and works with Scouts Canada at the national and international levels. They enjoy all things outdoors, hiking with their dogs, and visiting museums. Ethan welcomes you to contact him.
Rosemarie Forsberg is interested in Canadian queer, gender, and social history. Her research examines the construction and use of space for lesbians in Fredericton, New Brunswick and Toronto, Ontario. Rosemarie enjoys collecting records, attending queer community events, and spending time with her cats.
Vera Zoricic is studying under the supervision of Dr. Ian Milligan. Her research topic focuses on the digitization of the black freedom struggles during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. She is particularly interested in how the issues of race, class, and gender intersect to shape individual and group experiences in Canada and the United States. Vera enjoys gardening and baking in her free time.
Details of the TUGSA constitution are available to students through the Tri-U page on their Learning Management System (LMS) platform.
Ethan Coudenys
Rosemarie Forsberg
Vera Zoricic
